The blood vessels typically responsible for conveying blood away from the heart are arteries
The blood vessels typically responsible for conveying blood back to the heart are veins
Capillaries found in the kidneys, choroid plexuses of the ventricles in the brain, and most endocrine
glands are most likely to be: fenestrated capillaries
Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of blood flow through the pulmonary circulation?
right ventricle→pulmonary trunk→pulmonary arteries→lungs
Which of the occurrences listed below are associated with aging in humans?
decreased compliance of the aorta, reduction in cardiac muscle fiber size, reduced cardiac output,
a decline in maximum heart rate, reduced cerebral and renal blood flow
Which of the following from left to right is a correct circulatory route that delivers blood throughout the
body ?arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
The main distributing artery located in the thorax is the coronary artery. False
The carotid arteries branch off the ascending aorta and travel to the head. False
The thoracic aorta supplies all of the following areas EXCEPT: Liver
The major artery of the lower limbs is the femoral artery. True
In the fetus, oxygenated blood is supplied from blood vessels coming from the placenta
Which of the following is NOT an effect of aging on the cardiovascular system?
decrease in systolic blood pressure
Trace the flow of venous blood draining from the small intestine back to the heart.
superior mesenteric vein, hepatic portal vein, liver, hepatic veins, inferior vena cava, heart
After birth, the pulmonary trunk and arteries are the only arteries in the body that carry deoxygenated
blood. True
The abdominal aorta splits first into right and left common iliac arteries.
The popliteal artery runs down the posterior surface of the knee.
Which of the following veins are NOT located in the upper extremity? Basilar
The anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery supplies blood to the both right and left
ventricles
The circumflex branch of the coronary artery supplies blood to the left atrium and left ventricle
Which of the following provides blood to the first part of ascending colon of the large intestine?
Ileocolic artery
The blood vessels typically responsible for conveying blood back to the heart are veins
Capillaries found in the kidneys, choroid plexuses of the ventricles in the brain, and most endocrine
glands are most likely to be: fenestrated capillaries
Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of blood flow through the pulmonary circulation?
right ventricle→pulmonary trunk→pulmonary arteries→lungs
Which of the occurrences listed below are associated with aging in humans?
decreased compliance of the aorta, reduction in cardiac muscle fiber size, reduced cardiac output,
a decline in maximum heart rate, reduced cerebral and renal blood flow
Which of the following from left to right is a correct circulatory route that delivers blood throughout the
body ?arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
The main distributing artery located in the thorax is the coronary artery. False
The carotid arteries branch off the ascending aorta and travel to the head. False
The thoracic aorta supplies all of the following areas EXCEPT: Liver
The major artery of the lower limbs is the femoral artery. True
In the fetus, oxygenated blood is supplied from blood vessels coming from the placenta
Which of the following is NOT an effect of aging on the cardiovascular system?
decrease in systolic blood pressure
Trace the flow of venous blood draining from the small intestine back to the heart.
superior mesenteric vein, hepatic portal vein, liver, hepatic veins, inferior vena cava, heart
After birth, the pulmonary trunk and arteries are the only arteries in the body that carry deoxygenated
blood. True
The abdominal aorta splits first into right and left common iliac arteries.
The popliteal artery runs down the posterior surface of the knee.
Which of the following veins are NOT located in the upper extremity? Basilar
The anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery supplies blood to the both right and left
ventricles
The circumflex branch of the coronary artery supplies blood to the left atrium and left ventricle
Which of the following provides blood to the first part of ascending colon of the large intestine?
Ileocolic artery
